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Choirs, bands, and orchestras perform in the City of Brotherly Love

Perform at the Philadelphia Heritage Festival! Famous as the birthplace of liberty (and the cheesesteak sandwich), American history abounds in Philadelphia, where our nation began in 1776. See, hear, and touch history in Independence National Historic Park or at the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the Independence Visitor Center. Illustrious theaters and museums are plentiful throughout the city and especially along the Avenue of the Arts. Students will have the opportunity to perform in a first-rate city that is abundant in art, culture, and exuberance.

Dates

04/04/2019 to 04/07/2019

04/11/2019 to 04/14/2019

04/25/2019 to 04/28/2019

Festival Features

Every Heritage Festival package includes:

One free base travel package for every 25 packages purchased

Positive, constructive adjudication with written and recorded comments from a panel of three nationally acclaimed adjudicators

Free professional development and opportunity to earn discounted graduate credit for directors

The AIM Experience

Affirm. Inspire. Mentor. Directors have been asking for it, and here it is! The AIM Experience is an exclusive private master-class session offered as an elective to participating groups at all Heritage Festivals. This 60-90 minute concentrated educational experience provides extra performance time and customized one-on-one instruction from one of our professional clinicians. Music directors can set the focus of the session’s content through their planning call with the instructor. Reaffirm your classroom teachings, fine tune your festival performance, or focus on a few specific skills – the choice is yours! Ask your Festival Selection Advisor about setting up your own AIM Experience!

Your Adventure, Day by Day

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Day 1 :
Welcome to Philadelphia

- National Constitution Center (optional):The National Constitution Center tells the story of the U.S. Constitution through more than 100 multimedia exhibits, photographs, sculpture, text, film and artifacts.

Day 2 :
Festival performances and tour the city

- Adventure Aquarium (optional):Once you enter the Adventure Aquarium, you’ll descend to the very bottom of the ocean. Swim with some of the most dangerous sea creatures and travel down treacherous African rivers.

- Festival performances:Festival performances run throughout the day at your event venue. After arriving at your concert venue, your group will warm up in a private rehearsal room. Each ensemble will perform for 15-minutes on stage. A panel of three adjudicators will provide written and recorded feedback for each performance. Following your performance, a select adjudicator will conduct a mini-clinic on stage with your group, providing valuable feedback and reinforcement for your classroom teachings. Groups will also have the opportunity to participate as an audience for other groups competing – giving your ensemble exposure to their peers.

Day 3 :
Continue festival performances and Gala Awards Ceremony

- Final festival performances:Festival performances will continue throughout the day. Your performance time will be given to you weeks before your event, so you can plan your day accordingly. Bringing more than one ensemble? No problem – our team will arrange your schedule so you can maximize your free time.

- Ride the Ducks (optional):Experience Philadelphia sightseeing fun from a duck’s eye view on Philadelphia’s original duck tour. Travel on land and water in one amazing vehicle. Tour historic Philadelphia and SPLASH into the Delaware River at Penn’s Landing.

- Gala Awards Ceremony:Celebrate new friends and old at your Gala Awards Ceremony, dinner, and dance.

Day 4 :
Depart for home

- Goodbye, Philadelphia!:Depart for home, or stay an extra day or two! Our team can help you arrange travel or extra time in Philadelphia.

Package includes:

Performance in a national music festival

Gala awards ceremony, dinner, and dance

Free Download: Heritage Festivals Catalog

Music directors, learn how exciting and rewarding it is to take your music ensemble to a Heritage Festival with WorldStrides OnStage! You'll learn more about our organization, get a sneak peek of what it's like to attend a festival, explore our director rewards, and more.

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